About Grain Puddings

Sweetened puddings made with grains are staples throughout the world, with many cross-cultural parallels. Often, they are more tasty than you’d think on hearing their names. (After all, if you’d never tasted bread or rice pudding, would they excite you on a menu?)

Although oat-based puddings are much less familiar to us than rice or bread puddings, oats are among the oldest grains and have been used in puddings since ancient times.

Millet, a nutritious grain that is a staple in some parts of Africa, has been used to make puddings with surprising frequency. (We know millet mainly as bird seed.)